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Yves Missi remaining as Pelicans starter hinges on crucial improvement

Heading into the 2025-26 season, Yves Missi really needs to improve his rebounding if he wants to maintain his spot as the starting center of the Pelicans.

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With training camp just around the corner for the New Orleans Pelicans, head coach Willie Green is going to have a tough decision to make when it comes to the Pels' starting center spot. Will he go to the second year, big Yves Missi, who earned All-Rookie second team honors last season, or will he go to the championship-winning veteran Kevon Looney?